false pregnancy
noun Pathology, Veterinary Pathology.
physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis.
Words nearby false pregnancy
false pain, false pelvis, false pond, false position, false positive, false pregnancy, false pretences, false pretenses, false relation, false rib, false ribs
Origin of false pregnancy
First recorded in 1880–85
Also called pseudopregnancy.
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Medical definitions for false pregnancy
false pregnancy
n.
A usually psychosomatic condition, occurring in both males and females, in which physical symptoms of pregnancy are manifested without conception.pseudocyesis pseudopregnancy
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